If you read this in 2020, I hope this story, which plays in 2022, will give you some hope for a brighter future. I know this Easter will be different, so it's even more important to get some positive thoughts right now. May this new Daddy Sheldon chapter will cheer you up a little.
Oh and if you know the name of Amy's mother, please let me know. I don't remember and couldn't find it anywhere, so I went with Mrs. Fowler.
Stay safe and at home as much as you can. Happy Easter.
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Sheldon sits on the couch, checks his phone.
Sheldon: Amy, hurry up. They will be here any minute. Leonard just texted me, they are taking their luggage out of the trunk.
Amy speaks a bit louder than usual because she is in the bedroom.
Amy: We are almost done. This is the cutest thing you have ever seen.
Stephen runs of the bedroom, dressed as a white bunny, carrying a basked with colored eggs. He giggles when the hops around Sheldon and the couch. Amy walks to the couch, smiling all over her face.
Amy: This is going to be the best Easter ever.
Sheldon turns around: Since when can you look into the future? The word "ever" includes all times, which means past, present and future. If that is already the best Easter, then I will be able to skip future Easter celebrations. I don't like it anyway.
Amy: Sheldon. It's a saying. Look at your son. Isn't he cute?
Sheldon: Why can he wear a costume and I don't? Imagine me dressed as Spock. That would be such a delight.
Amy: What has Spock to do with Easter?
Sheldon: What has a bunny to do with Easter? Mother used to say it's all about Jesus dying for us, and came back to save us. What is so special about this man? It's just a story.
Amy: Star Trek is just a story.
Sheldon shocked: How dare you, comparing a science fiction treasure to a man who pretends to walk on water. Everyone knows that the Red Sea is just shallow, so one has to walk a while until he can swim. It might just look like someone walks on the sea, when he simply walks on the sand covered slightly by water.
Amy: Have you seen his abs, Sheldon? The only thing I honestly like about church. I mean, when he is everywhere, why not praying at home? Oh I have an idea. Maybe you can wear just a loincloth later. That would be an Easter costume I would approve.
Sheldon looks confused: I'll better go with my Mr Spock uniform.
Amy: Sheldon. I am not that religious either, but it's for your Mom. She hasn't seen Stephen in person yet. She is really excited. How many things did she do for you that she didn't really want to do?
Sheldon: The difference is that I only like good and fun things.
Amy: Let's just say Jesus is your Mom's superhero. Let's just have a great Easter Sunday together.
Stephen stops hopping in front of Sheldon.
Stephen: Look Daddy.
He holds his egg basket right under Sheldon's face.
Amy: Take the egg with your name. There is a little surprise inside. Stephen and I worked on it together to make this day special for all of us.
Sheldon looks for his egg and opens it.
Sheldon: A little train. Oh, so sweet. Thank you.
He hugs Stephen.
Amy: Didn't you say that Leonard unloads the trunk? Don't you want to help him with the luggage?
Sheldon turns around to Amy: My mother is just here for a few days. She probably has just a small bag.
Amy: What about all your Easter presents?
Sheldon jumps up, his eyes filled with excitement.
Sheldon: Yes, you are right.
He runs to the door, and opens it.
Amy: Not to mention that Leonard picked up my parents from the airport as well.
Sheldon's mother stands already in the door, ready to knock.
Sheldon: There you are.
He hugs her.
Mary: Oh, what a nice welcome. I am so grateful the Lord has blessed you with a child, Shelly. Now, where is my little angel?
She walks by Sheldon, who looks at her puzzled.
Sheldon: I am right here, mother.
Mary: Oh my gosh. You are just the cutest.
Amy excitedly: Right? I dressed him.
Mary: Oh Amy, this is adorable.
She hugs her, then goes on her knees to say hello to Stephen.
Mary: Hello Stephen. I am your Grandma. You know me from our video chats, don't you? I am so glad to finally meet you in person.
Stephen giggles, and hugs her. Then he shows her his basket.
Stephen: Here, grandma.
Mary: Oh please call me meemaw, just as your father calls his grandma. It sounds less... well... old.
Amy: Oh you are not old, Mary. Take one of Stephen's eggs. He colored them and filled each with a little surprise. I wrote the names on the eggs.
Mary: Oh that is such a lovely idea. Thank you, Stephen.
She looks for her egg, smiling at Stephen. Sheldon still irritated about what just happened, stands still at the door. Leonard reaches the floor, exhausted, carrying six bags. Amy's parents follows him.
Sheldon turns around to look at Leonard: There you are. What did you say to my mother, that she is ignoring me?
Leonard sarcastically: Thanks so much for picking up my mother, Leonard. Thanks so much for helping with the bags.
Sheldon: Are you drunk?
Leonard grunts, walks into the living room and places the bags next to the door.
Amy: Thanks, Leonard.
Leonard: You are welcome, Amy. Happy Easter everyone.
Amy: If you want to, you, Penny and Taylor can join us.
Leonard: No thanks. I am glad I won't have to see my mother. She doesn't care about Easter, family, me. Well, we will video chat with Penny's parents later, and we will have the rest of the day for ourselves. Have a great family time. Bye.
Leonard smiles and leaves. Amy welcomes her parents.
Amy: Mom, Dad. I am so glad to see you again. Come in.
She hugs them. They hug her and walk in. Sheldon closes the door.
Mrs. Fowler: Yeah, yeah, I love how you make your husband talk less now. At least one thing you do great.
Amy sarcastically: Thank you, mother. Sheldon is quiet right now for another reason. I would never force him to hush. I am not like you.
Mary opens her egg: A cord with a paper cross. Oh I love it.
Stephen: I made it.
Mary hugs him.
Mary: Thank you, honey. You know, I already sent a present for you to your Mommy and she promised me to hide it in here for you. So, go and try to find it.
Stephen laughs: Yay.
He hops around Mary, and stops before Amy's parents.
Mrs. Fowler: Hello little man. Who dressed you as a bunny?
Amy's Dad silently looks over her shoulder, smiling at Stephen and giving him a thumbs up. Stephen smiles and continues hopping through the apartment, looking for his present.
Amy: He is the Easter bunny, mother. Isn't he cute?
Mrs. Fowler: I can barely see his face in this costume. I hope you won't send him to kindergarten like that. Kids will tease him.
Amy: Mom, he is not even two years old. Say something dad.
Larry shrugs his shoulders. Stephen shrieks of excitement, holding one of Sheldon's trains. He opens the entire box, and starts playing.
Sheldon: Finally one thing that makes sense right now.
He walks over to Stephen, sits next to him on the floor, unpacking his trains and tracks.
Mary: Oh no, honey. That is not the present I got for you. Keep on looking. It's wrapped in bunny paper.
Stephen looks at her, smiles, and continues hopping. Sheldon gets up and looks at his mother.
Sheldon: Where is my present? Aren't you happy to see me?
Mary: Honey, of course I am. I am sorry about before. I was just so overwhelmed to finally meet my grandchild. I wish you'd live closer.
Sheldon: You could have come sooner. Amy just didn't want to travel with him when he is so young. I told her, he can do it. Many parents travel with babies.
Mary: Oh I get that. I wouldn't go on a plane with a baby either. I don't like flying much.
She takes Sheldon to the kitchen counter, and talks to him quietly.
Mary: And you know why I couldn't come sooner, or your meemaw can come at all anymore. She will celebrate her 95th birthday this year, and it might be her last. I know it's hard for you to deal with that. I have to take care of her. Now Missy is with her, and I am even more worried, actually about both.
Sheldon: She doesn't love me anymore. Meemaw cannot... She would never leave me.
Mary: Shelly I know how much you love her. That is what I am trying to tell you on the phone every time. You constantly change the subject, but it won't change the fact that she is very old now. If you want to see her one last time, you have to come to Texas.
Sheldon: Meemaw has always been there for me. She is the best, the one who truly loves and understands me.
Mary: The lord will take her soon. I just feel it.
Sheldon: Oh screw feelings.
He sobs, runs into the bedroom and closes the door. Amy is confused.
Amy: What happened?
Mary: Let's give him a moment.
Stephen giggles when he unwraps his present. He sits down on the floor, and opens his new book.
Mary: It's your first bible. You can look at the drawings and your parents can read to you.
Stephen: I love books. Thank you, meemaw.
He runs to Mary and hugs her. She smiles.
Mary: You are welcome, baby.
Mrs. Fowler: Were we supposed to bring gifts? Larry, why didn't you say anything?
Larry shrugs his shoulders again.
Mrs. Fowler: Why can you never do anything right? Give little Stephen a present.
Larry sits on the couch, taps his chin with his pointer and starts thinking. Then he snaps his fingers, lifts his shirts with his left hand, so it looks as if he gets thicker.
Mrs. Fowler: Now you are gaining weight even without eating. Who am I married to?
She walks over to Stephen and gives him a ten dollar bill.
Mrs. Fowler: There you go, kid.
Stephen ignores her, continues looking at Larry, and giggle when he saw a candy bar falling out of Larry's shirt. Stephen runs towards him, pulls Larry's shirt up and sees a pile of candy.
Stephen: Candy! Yay!
He grabs as much as he can with both his arms, and put them all into his basket. He takes the two remaining eggs out and gives them to Amy's parents.
Amy: First of all, I am glad you are wearing a shirt underneath your pullover, dad. And second, Stephen, you cannot eat that all at once. Ok?
Stephen: Ok. I eat one now, then the next, then the next, and then the next.
Amy: No honey. With all this sugar in your system you won't be able to sleep when it's bedtime.
Stephen: Even better. I don't like bedtime.
Amy: But I do. I cannot stop thinking about your Daddy's costume.
Stephen: I want to see it too, Mama.
Amy: Oh no. Mama and Daddy need some... well... we love our bedtime.
Mary knees down to Stephen: Sweetie, when you eat all your candy right now, you won't have anything left for the next days. If you only eat one candy every day, all of this will last longer and you can enjoy them more.
Stephen: That makes sense.
Sheldon opens the door.
Mary: Maybe you want to share some with your Daddy. He is sad.
Stephen looks at him: Why? Did I do anything wrong?
Mary: No honey, you did fine. Maybe you are the one who can cheer him up.
Stephen smiles and hops over to his Daddy.
Stephen: Don't be sad. I will share my candy with you.
Sheldon knees down, and takes a chocolate from the basket.
Sheldon: Thank you. You know, I think we should go to Texas for meemaw's birthday. So you can finally meet her, too.
Stephen: Yay. Meemaw two.
Amy, to her parents and Mary: Sheldon often tells him stories of when he was a kid. I must say I wish I was part of Young Sheldon.
Mrs. Fowler: You had a great life. Have you told him stories of Young Amy?
Amy: Mentioning how you had always put me down? How alone I was?
Mrs. Fowler: I helped you find that man. We had an agreement for you to go on dates. You seem happy now. I cannot have made everything wrong. All I wanted was for you to be happy. Look how great you become.
Amy smiles: Oh Mom, you mean it?
Mrs. Fowler: I just have to push you, just like your father.
Larry crossed his arms in front of his chest and looks away.
Mrs. Fowler: Are you mad at me right now?
Larry stands up and leaves the apartment. His wife follows.
Mrs. Fowler: How dare you walking out on me like that? Wait.
Mary: I will go to my hotel room, too. It's just across the street. I will give you some "alone time". I would love to watch Stephen for tonight, if you want.
Amy: You would do that? Stephen never spent the night away. I am not sure if I can handle this.
Mary: Just think about "no interruptions". One quiet, or not so quiet night. I don't want to know what exactly you are going to do. And I could really need some distraction or I will keep calling Missy every five minutes, which will drive both of us crazy.
Amy blushes: Well, if Stephen is okay with it, I guess we could try.
Mary: Stephen, do you want to spend the night with me at a hotel? That will be fun. I can read you from your new bible, and I have candy.
Stephen: Yay.
Amy: I am so glad he is not all Sheldon and can sleep in other beds.
Mary: Yeah, Sheldon wasn't an easy kid, but he has a great heart.
Sheldon: Did you buy him a bible, Mother? When he learns about creationism, he should also learn about the truth, and get a book about The Big Bang Theory.
Mary: Mostly it's deep down, hidden like on the ocean ground, but it's there. And don't you worry about your son, Amy. As I said, we will be right across the street. And the Lord will watch over him as well.
Amy: I appreciate it. Let me just pack a few things for Stephen.
Amy walks into the bedroom, fills a bag for Stephen and hands it over to Mary.
Mary: Let's go Stephen. Let's have some Easter cake. I saw one at the bakery down the street.
Stephen hops to her with his basket of candy, gives her the basket, hugs Amy first, and then Sheldon. He takes Mary's hand, and they leave.
Amy to Sheldon: Now it's my turn to cheer you up.
Sheldon: I am not in the mood, Amy.
Amy: You wanted to wear a costume, so stop complaining. Get into the costume. Let's go.
He looks at her confused, while she pushes him into the bedroom.
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